Some store managers didn't want to confront the conflict directly, and since there were rumors circulating within the group about Lu Feng's relationship with Elmi, they were unwilling to get involved. Some stores even got into a fight because of verbal conflicts.
The directly operated stores are managed by the group's sales company. There aren't many stores, but they are all located in the most prosperous areas of first-tier cities. As the matter was reported to the sales company, the person in charge was so worried that he scratched his head.
The higher-ups' attitude towards Nokia is ambiguous, and this matter has become a hot potato. No matter how you handle it, it's troublesome. The best way is to continue reporting it to higher authorities.
Because Lu Feng personally signed the contract with Nokia, no one dared to handle the matter. The documents were submitted layer by layer, and by noon, they were covered with official seals from various levels and placed on Wei Yandan's desk.
"This is utterly lawless! They might as well just rob us outright!!"
Wei Yandan looked grim. She stood up, intending to go to Lu Feng's office to discuss the matter, since it involved such a significant collaboration. However, when she looked up at the time, it was already noon.
As he left the office, he turned to the president's secretary's office next door and asked, "Has President Lu gone to lunch?"
"President Wei, President Lu just left; he went to the cafeteria."
"Okay, I understand." Wei Yandan casually closed the office door and walked towards the cafeteria.
Inside the private room, Lu Feng was eating his meal, chatting casually with Boss Bao about the half-year financial report. Wei Yandan pushed open the door and walked in, took a plate from the side, picked up some dishes, took a bowl of rice, and sat down next to Lu Feng. She politely greeted Boss Bao, "Hello, Boss Bao!"
"Hello, Mr. Wei!" Mr. Bao greeted him politely.
"Mr. Lu, there's something I need to tell you about. It happened this morning."
"What happened?" Lu Feng turned his head to look at her, somewhat puzzled.
"It's still related to Nokia. This morning, when the directly operated stores opened, the managers of Nokia stores demanded that their counters be moved to the best locations and forcibly occupied counter space that far exceeded the contracted area. This led to a conflict with our staff, and two store managers were assaulted. This is a very serious matter because it involves Nokia, a relatively important partner," Wei Yandan said.
Lu Feng's expression darkened. He slowly put down his chopsticks and asked, "The store manager of a directly operated store was beaten? There are only a few of them. Our employees are very lacking in physical strength. How could they let themselves be beaten? I just don't understand. A directly operated store should have at least a dozen people, right?"
Everyone else at the table was stunned. It seemed like President Lu was focusing on something wrong.
“I haven’t looked into this yet. I think we should fight back against this kind of encroachment on our counter space, otherwise it will get worse and worse. This kind of cooperation will set a very bad example for other partners.” Wei Yandan said worriedly, “We should have measures in place for such partners.”
"Partner? What partner? Tell the manager of the directly operated store that got beaten up that I'll go and stand up for him this afternoon," Lu Feng said in a deep voice.
Wei Yandan looked slightly surprised. From President Lu's tone, it seemed that Nokia had been kicked out of the partnership.
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At Nokia's branch office, Marketing Manager Zhang was all smiles today. She was particularly happy about forcibly taking over the counters, as they now owned all the best counters at Jiafeng Electronics' directly operated store.
After knocking on the CEO's office door, CEO Zhang entered. Elmi and Monica were talking about something. CEO Zhang said happily, "I have some really good news. We have achieved great success in terms of sales channel counters. Currently, the best counters in all 27 directly operated stores are ours."
"Wow! Well done!" Monica smiled and applauded for President Zhang, saying, "I said before that President Zhang is a capable person, and she has indeed demonstrated her abilities during this period."
"Did the process go smoothly?" Elmi asked.
"There was a slight hiccup, but overall it went very smoothly. They still have to be mindful of the international company's reputation, after all, they rely on us for their livelihood. Moreover, Lu Feng wants to expand internationally and needs us to lead the way," General Manager Zhang said confidently.
“If you ask me, he’ll call you today, probably in a huge rage, but we don’t care!” Monica leaned back in her chair and thought for a moment before saying, “If he’s in a bad mood and does something outrageous, we’ll back down first, shift the blame to our subordinates, promise to make changes as soon as possible, and once he’s calmed down, we can use R&D cooperation as bait to give him some hope and help him go international.”
Elmi was very familiar with this kind of empty promise tactic; the big stick was real, but the sweet treats were just castles in the air and the moon's reflection in the water.
“OK, then I’ll wait for his call.” Elmi smiled slightly, her beauty quite striking.
Around 1 p.m., Lu Feng, accompanied by a group vice president, a sales manager, and four or five strapping young men, headed directly to the Shenzhen direct-sale store.
It was the time of year when the sun was blazing and the store was least crowded; some employees sitting at the counter unconsciously closed their eyes.
This store is located on the first floor of the shopping mall. As soon as you enter, you see Jiafeng Electronics' counter, which is considered the best counter. This is where the Nokia guy and the store manager had their conflict this morning. Other people in the mall pulled them apart, but the store manager still had a few bruises on his face.
The first floor of this shopping mall is mostly filled with electronics, and further inside are Changhong TVs, Konka TVs, Skyworth TVs, and other well-known brands in the industry.
When the fight broke out in the morning, the people at these counters were just watching the show. The ones who broke it up were the sales clerks from the Chrysanthemum brand televisions. It was a brand that young people had never heard of, but it was still around in the 1990s.
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